ignorance must always be intolerant but understand the illiteracy
2007-09-29 12:00:28 · 6 answers · asked by hi 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
actually the quote is from I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings and it says "I must always be intolerant of ignorance but understanding of illiteracy" by mrs. flowers.
2007-09-29 13:38:59 · update #1
Here is the actual quote:
"My mother said I must always be intolerant of ignorance but understanding of illiteracy."
Maya Angelou
2007-09-29 12:31:26 · answer #1 · answered by Bethany 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When I read Max's answer, I thought he was really clever to have worked that out but now I am not so sure.
Ignorance, in my opinion, is being uneducated in a particular subject or being unaware and uneducated in general. Therefore, I fail to see how ignorance (or an ignorant person) could 'understand' (emotionally speaking) illiteracy (or a person who was illiterate).
In this respect, I don't think the sentence is very coherent. The word I would chose to describe the person who said this sentence would be 'incoherent'.
2007-09-29 12:29:00 · answer #2 · answered by Tatsbabe 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"Educated". Ignorance is lack of knowledge. Illiteracy is the inability to acquire knowledge through reading. That would rule out "wise" because it does not take education to be wise.
2007-09-29 12:06:07 · answer #3 · answered by Max 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i would question then and ask if they looked that up and if they really go by that
2007-09-29 12:09:40 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
uhh i don't really know what that means but "smart" i guess... lol =) Why? What would you call them?
2007-09-29 12:03:19 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
compassionate
2007-09-29 12:04:13 · answer #6 · answered by Jaye 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋